Consistency in Organization

Ekkehart Schlicht

Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2008, vol. 164, issue 4, 612-623

Abstract: Internal organization relies heavily on psychological consistency requirements. This perspective has been emphasized in modern compensation theory, but has not been extended to organization theory. The idea is developed by starting from Williamson's discussion of idiosyncratic exchange. The perspective sheds new light on several topics in the theory of the firm, like the boundaries of the firm (Williamson's puzzle), the importance of fairness concerns within firms, the attenuation of incentives, or the role of routines. It implies a perceptional theory of the firm that is realistic in the sense advocated by COASE [1937].

JEL-codes: B52 D02 L2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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